When cutting the material, cut an equal length. The lacing isn’t very expensive, and it’s much easier to trim a bit at the end than to add more later. Make sure you use a flat surface to start, after you started it, don’t use a flat surface- pick up the strands to work with them.
If using a flat material, avoid twisting the strands as you loop them over and pull them through.
Make the gimp as long as it needs to be (use a measuring tape on your wrist and add an inch). Super glue or melt the ends together and then slip it around your wrist. You could also use metal clasps. If you don’t have super glue you can tie the ends together, or you can also use a match to melt the ends together.
Add the key ring first, as you begin the stitch if your intent is to make a keychain. You can make a keychain out of a gimp you’ve already woven- simply use a match to melt the ends of the two strands together around your keyring for a permanent connection. [6] X Research source
You’ll need two extra long strands of gimp. Attach the two pieces by tying, using superglue, or melting together to form the attachment to hang around your neck. Attach whistle or other item in a similar fashion as a keyring to the other two ends.
